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xkcd #3045: AlphaMove (xkcd.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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It struggles a little with complex positions, like when there are an even number of moves and it has to round down, but when run against itself it's capable of finding some novelties. At one point I saw six knights on the board at once; Stockfish rarely exceeds four.

https://explainxkcd.com/3045/

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[–] Maetani@jlai.lu 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

This reminds me of this masterpiece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXy041BIlA

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yup. In fact, it is just Arithmetic (24:43) set to ½.

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fun watch, thanks for linking!

[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 points 2 weeks ago

As soon as I saw the comic, I came to check that someone had posted this classic.